A MAN took up a knife and pointed it at his ex-girlfriend's throat after accusing her of seeing other men, a court heard.

Joshua Cranshaw, of Crescent Road, Wrexham, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday morning.

The 22-year-old had been convicted on a previous date of assault by beating, threatening a person with a blade and breaching a restraining order.

Rosemary Proctor, prosecuting, told the court that in January of 2022, Cranshaw was sentenced for assaulting his ex-partner Abby Parker - his relationship with her having ended the previous year.

A restraining order was put in place to prohibit him from contacting her, or going within 150 metres of her address.

Despite this, they did remain in contact and on December 2 last year, he rang her while she was at home.

She told him she had made a mistake by speaking to him again, but Cranshaw said: "I don't give a f***, I'll be coming there anyway - I'll be coming through the door."

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Ten minutes later, he forced his way into the home, breaking the door, and accused Ms Parker of seeing other men.

Cranshaw then picked up a kitchen knife and held it to his own throat, telling her he "couldn't take it and wanted to kill himself," before advancing on her with the blade and pointing it at her throat instead.

He told her he was going to kill her, and while trying to move the knife away, her finger was cut.

As she tried to get away from him, he took hold of her head and punched her to the cheek.

When police arrived, they found the knife stuck into the laminate flooring in the kitchen.

In a victim statement, Ms Parker said the incident had left her feeling scared in her own home.

Dafydd Roberts, defending, conceded that there could be no alternative to custody for his client.

"He is still young," he told the court.

"The [pre-sentence] report describes a lack of maturity and he's possible functioning at a level below a 22-year-old.

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"He also suffers anxiety and depression."

He added his client had "realised his behaviour was completely unacceptable" and plans to move away from the Wrexham area in the future to pursue a career in engineering.

Judge Rhys Rowlands jailed the defendant for 21 months, telling him his actions had resulted in "profound" effects on his victim.

A restraining order of five years was also put in place.